Beitar Jerusalem has always attracted the outsiders, the oppressed and the victimized – Israel’s ‘forgotten Jews.’
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What does this move represent? It depends on who you ask, according to scholars in this roundup of articles from our archives.
A documentary filmmaker discusses her work which looks at the erased history of Palestinians in a Jerusalem neighbourhood in order to point to the possibility of a shared Jewish/Arab future.
Like the colonization of Indigenous lands in North America and the squeezing of Indigenous peoples into “reserves,” the colonization and appropriation of Palestinian land is unrelenting.
The discovery of the signature of Christianity’s favourite prophet has caused a stir, but what does it mean?
Trump embraced evangelicals in his first year as president. Here, scholars provide historical context to how the religious right has shaped American politics over the past decades.
Wondering why Jerusalem matters so much? A 25-year veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service explains what you need to know.
Even before Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict was far-fetched. Now it’s all but impossible. And that might not be a bad thing.
Many American evangelicals believe that the establishment and protection of Israel set up a chain of event for the return of Jesus. What were the origins of this narrative?
The city is key to both Israeli and Palestinian identity.
Forget the idea that it was round one in the battle between Christianity and Islam.
What caused the latest crisis at the world’s most explosive piece of real estate, and could it happen again?
Frederick Douglass used the words of Psalm 137 in his famous speech, ‘What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?’ For centuries, this poem has resonated with writers and composers on how humans deal with trauma.
The world is on edge as Donald Trump enters the White House.
A mysterious papyrus said to come from the Judaen Desert could be the first to reveal the name of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem has been mooted as England’s new national anthem – best swot up on its history.
As Israel marked the 20th anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, fears of another surge in violence were as high as ever.
The Israeli PM’s ‘big lie’ about Hitler and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem was of a piece with Netanyahu’s history of making false and misleading claims.
Israel’s extreme response to Palestinian protests is simply prolonging the cycle of violence.
The latest violent episode between Palestinians and Israelis has prompted Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to assert that Israel is in the midst of a “battle for Jerusalem”. This is a city divided…
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